Helen Durham

Helen Anne Durham AO (born 1968), an international humanitarian lawyer, was the Director of International Law and Policy at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)[1] from 2014 until 2022. Durham served as director of international law, strategy, planning and research at the Australian Red Cross,[2] and has worked as ICRC head of office in Sydney as well as legal adviser to the ICRC Pacific region delegation.

Helen Durham

AO
Helen Durham, pictured in 2012
Born1968 (age 54–55)
Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
OccupationHumanitarian lawyer
SpouseGreg Arnold

She has a PhD in international humanitarian law and international criminal law, worked at the Asia Pacific Centre for Military law as director of research and was a senior fellow at Melbourne Law School.[3]

In 2014, Durham was inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women.[4]

Durham was one of the participants at TEDxSydney in May 2015, where she explained that, even in the worst conflicts, there is still a space for humanity.[5]

In 2017 Durham was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to international relations in the area of humanitarian and criminal law, to the protection of women during times of armed conflict, and to legal education.[6]

Durham is married to singer/songwriter Greg Arnold. The couple have two children. She was the inspiration for the song "Happy Birthday Helen" by Arnold's band Things of Stone and Wood.

References
  1. "ICRC Directorate". Icrc.org. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. Chandler, Kelly (11 June 2014). "Australian Dr Helen Durham breaks glass ceiling at International Committee of the Red Cross". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. "Dr Helen Durham". Melbourne Law School. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  4. "VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018" (PDF). Department of Human Services, Victoria. March 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. "The Limits of War". TEDxSydney.
  6. "Officer (AO) in the General Division of the Order of Australia" (PDF). Australia Day 2017 Honours List. Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
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